College of the Canyons
Means Business
Canyon Country Campus
B
usiness-minded and international trade with concen- begun offering community members
students and trations offered in both finance and its free business consultation and busi-
members of the marketing. ness training services at the Canyon
Canyon Country business commu- Country Campus.
nity have a campus-sized resource “Prior to the opening of the Canyon
at their disposal, thanks to the many Country Campus, the business depart- “Every month we counsel and sup-
classes, programs and business assis- ment at College of the Canyons set port more and more existing Canyon
tance services currently being offered a goal to provide access to all of the Country area business owners, not
at the College of the Canyons Canyon programs available on the Valencia to mention residents aspiring to bring
Country Campus. campus to the students at the new their dreams of owning a business to
facility,” said Russell A. Waldon, chair reality,” said Paul De La Cerda, director
Since the Canyon Country campus of the College of the Canyons business of the SBDC hosted by College of the
opened in August 2007 the college’s department. Canyons, who added that community
business department has regular- interest in entrepreneurship and small
ly offered a wide range of business During the college’s winter session in business ownership is on the rise.
classes on the new campus — in areas January 2009, ‘Introduction to Business’
including business math, accounting, will be offered at the Canyon Country
diversity in the workplace, marketing, Campus, before the unveiling of a
retail management, business ethics full lineup of more than a dozen busi-
and business law. ness classes for the spring semester.
Course titles in the spring will include
In fact, through a combination of online ‘Negotiation/Conflict Resolution,’ ‘E-
and on-ground classes at the Canyon Business Strategy,’ ‘Human Resource
Country Campus, students can earn Management,’ ‘Principles of Accounting
an associate of science degree in I and II,’ ‘Managing Workplace
business, and/or one of the 10 cer- Diversity,’ ‘Human Relations in the
“Despite the recent economic slump,
tificate of achievement or certificate Workplace,’ and ‘Business Law.’
the business world offers many oppor-
of specialization programs offered by
tunities for those with an itch to launch
the college. “The business department sees the
their own business,” De La Cerda said.
Canyon Country Campus as a great
“So whether it’s through education or
Within the various program options, opportunity for us to provide quality
consultation, College of the Canyons
students have the opportunity to com- programs to more students and to form
and the Small Business Development
plete the first two years of coursework greater partnerships with the commu-
Center can provide the tools to help
in preparation for a four-year degree nity,” added Waldon.
make your dreams a reality.”
in accounting and/or business admin-
istration — or simply work toward an In an effort to foster such partner-
One-on-one SBDC business training
associate degree and/or specializa- ships, the college has also begun
and consultation services — in areas
tion certificate, while exploring areas reaching out to the Canyon Country
including advertising, marketing, busi-
of personal interest or job enrich- business community by hosting events
ness planning, finance and govern-
ment. like the SCV Chamber of Commerce
ment contracting — are available to all
‘Business After Hours’ mixer, held at
existing business owners and aspir-
Associate degrees and certificates the Canyon Country campus in March.
ing entrepreneurs, by appointment
are designed to allow students to Most recently the campus held its first
Tuesdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. To
specialize in a particular area, and Job and Career Fair, which featured
schedule a free appointment with an
are especially useful for persons the participation of more than 40 local
SBDC representative please call (661)
seeking a first job, or looking to and regional businesses.
294-9375 or visit www.cocsbdc.com.
advance in a current career. The
For more information about the College of the
college also offers stand-alone cer- In addition, the Small Business Canyons business department contact Russell A.
tificate programs in finance, retail Development Center (SBDC) hosted
Waldon at (661) 362-3035. To view a full listing of
business department classes and programs see
management, e-commerce business by the College of the Canyons has
the college catalog at www.canyons.edu/catalog.
30 Canyon Country Magazine November 2008
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